Principal Food Services Supervisor at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Appropriate experience in Information Management in a health environment.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) Grade 9 (Std. 7) and Food Certificate.

Duties (key Result Areas/Outputs):

• Implement and control strategic management of Food Services with regards to giving inputs into the strategic and operational plans of foodservices.
• Implement and control operational Food Services with regards to the preparation and distribution of normal, therapeutic diets and milk feeds to the wards, according to prescribed standardized operational procedures and policies.
• Implement and control quality and risks within Food Services by monitoring safety measures for food preparation, equipment and general hygiene of the Food Service Unit. Implement and control People management within Food Services by completing SPMS reports, duty rosters, annual leave schedules, training of sub-ordinates, scheduling staff meetings and following disciplinary procedures. Implement and control financial management within Food Services by ordering of stock and making use of the computerised costing systems for the procurement process (LOGIS) and completion of statistics.

Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):

• Sound organising and supervisory skills to effectively utilise the Food Service team. Knowledge of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points and Food Safety Principles). 
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets, food theory, preparation and cooking methods, production, quality and portion control according to standardised recipes in a large-scale Industrial Food Service Unit. 
• Computer literacy (Office Word and Excel), writing and numerical skills.nt). 
• Good communication skills (verbal and written). Ability to function independently and within a team environment.

Closing date: 2026/01/30 17:00:00